This Dutch satirical print depicts a mounted patriot rider leaping a fence near a building and market stall, with onlookers below. The etched composition ridicules the Dutch Patriot movement's pretensions through burlesque equestrian heroics. The print exemplifies late-18th-century Netherlandish political satire, a tradition paralleling Gillray and Rowlandson's English practice. The verse below employs vernacular humor to mock political ambitions. Such engravings circulated widely as single sheets, influencing later comic periodicals and visual satire traditions.
About this artifact
- Date
- 1787
- Rights
- Public domain — free to view, share, and reuse.
- Restoration
- Digitally restored and hosted by ComicBooks.com · high-resolution version available.
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